Microsoft plans big May patch slate

•3 May 2012

Microsoft today said it would ship seven security updates next week, three critical, to patch 23 bugs in Windows, Office, and its Silverlight and .Net development platforms. The number of patches -- nearly two dozen -- is higher than usual for an odd-numbered month; for some time, Microsoft has used an even-odd schedule, patching more vulnerabilities in the even months, when it also regularly updates Internet Explorer.